Board of Directors

Oakland Family Services’ Board of Directors provides guidance at every level of our organization. These extraordinary volunteers share their passion, experience, and resources to ensure we are meeting the community's needs.

Jay Wachowicz

Board of Directors Chairman

Jay B. Wachowicz joined the Board of Directors in June 2018. Mr. Wachowicz is a Managing Director in the Valuation Advisory group. He has extensive experience domestically and internationally in several financial advisory fields, including valuation, litigation advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reorganizations and restructurings. He has provided valuation and consulting services for numerous purposes including bankruptcy proceedings, corporate strategic planning, intangible asset valuation, estate and gift taxation, purchase and sale advisement, purchase price allocation, goodwill impairment testing, stock options and warrants, fairness and solvency opinions, valuation discounts and other tax, corporate, and litigation-related matters. Mr. Wachowicz has testified in litigation related matters and has been a lecturer at the Michigan State University Broad Graduate School of Management. Mr. Wachowicz is the head of Stout’s Detroit office. Prior to joining Stout, he was a manager with Navigant Consulting and a senior associate with Standard and Poor’s Corporate Value Consulting.

Community involvement includes:

  • Board of Directors, Junior Achievement of Southeast Michigan

  • Board of Directors, Notre Dame Club of Detroit


Mr. Wachowicz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

Designations:

  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Professional Memberships

  • CFA Society of Detroit

  • CFA Institute


On a personal level, Jay and his wife, Angela, have twin boys. Jay enjoys traveling, boating, golf, tennis, and skiing with his family. 

Jeffrey Vlasic

Vice Chairman

Samuel Kaplunov

Secretary

Ted Willett

Treasurer

Brian Newman

Immediate Past Chairman

Directors

Zachary Bialick
Paul DeRoche
Guy Gordon
Stephen R. Guidos
Sylvia J. Hagenlocker
Ron Hillard
Shelley Hulgrave
Samuel Kaplunov
Michael C. Killian
Renee Losh
Elizabeth Meter
Kait Mortiere
Andrea Pennington, M.D.
Robert W. Scharff
Michelle Taylor
Stuart Watson
Kenneth Whipple
Dee Wright-Masilotti

Directors Emeritus

Dennis N. Frank
Sandor M. Gelman
Diane D. Graczyk
Suzanne Hartman
Thomas E. Kimble
Michael R. Kramer
William C. Nichols
Susan C. O’Brien
Donna Roberts
Jamal Shallal
William P. Whitfield

President Emeritus

Michael S. Earl